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CAPSULA DE VIDA 02
Mausoleum At Old Bethel Cemetary
Capsula de Vida is a mausoleum and cemetary master plan for the City of College Station. The project centers around Dante’s 9 circles of Paradiso. As the circles, or realms, undulate out further from Earth, Dante believed you gave up your earthly traits such as jealousy or greed. Finally, once you enter into the final outermost realm, you have attained eternal peace and enlightenment.
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EMPYREAN
(THE HEAVENLY REALM)
The last stop within Dante's Paradiso. The place of full enlightenment, where our beloved has fully passed on and reached peace.
2022 // SOLO PROJECT
On the hardest days of people’s lives, it is key for this space to bring as much comfort to grieving loved ones as possible. The trees within the building are based on ‘Capsula Mundi’, the burial of those passed within a tree pod to bring rebirth and regrowth. The building focuses on a connection to nature and the senses; using a naturally ventilated skin and void in the ceiling for rain to fall directly through the building.
